Though some aspects of this new project are shrouded in mystery, it seems as though Reznor won't keep it that way for long. He's taken to the How to Destroy Angels Facebook page to answer fans' questions. Last night, the group posted the following missive: "We're experimenting with Facebook's ability to host a Q&A type scenario here. If you have a question, post it here and we will check in from time to time (and MAY even answer some!)". Since then, they've had more than 300 questions, and Reznor answered a handful of them.

The takeaway thus far: The "A Drowning" single won't get a physical release, but the forthcoming EP will. Reznor calls the EP "the results of early collaboration", and claims that they're still developing their sound, which will probably end up sounding less like Nine Inch Nails than their current tracks do. They're tentatively planning to release a full-length early next year, and Reznor says that we can expect "MAYBE some degree of touring" after that.

"To me, HTDA frees me from some of the constraints I've begun to feel (primarily emotionally) in NIN," writes Reznor. He also reiterates his claim that Nine Inch Nails are "not dead" and offers this intriguing nugget: "I am about to work on some material that I believe will be quite different than previous NIN very soon." And he drops a cryptic reference to a forthcoming entry in NIN'sGhosts series.

The group is named after a Coil 12", and Reznor consulted Coil's Peter Christopherson about the band's name. He also says that Christopherson might contribute to some forthcoming HTDA music.